Margaret Hayden said she wants to accentuate the positive this holiday season.

“I hope people will make a list of things that make them happy,” she said. “Joy and happiness come from within.” Hayden, who leads a grief support group at Henry Christian Church, said she will hand out cards to members of the group she started two years ago at the church. “People can fill them out with things they’re thankful for,” she said.

They use lengths of dryer hose to make the dangling arms of the ultimate spider woman, re-imagine the mythological three-headed dog Cerebrus as part chihuahua - part doberman pinscher, construct their own set and write their own script.

‘They’ are the clever minds behind Eminence High School’s Odyssey of the Mind team.

On Dec. 1, New Castle’s Main Street manager and Locker building champion, Jeff Thoke’s words were Christmas music to the commission’s ears. “We’ve completed all 21 items to finish the project,” he said.